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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Well, kinda, since the parties swapped roles in the Southern Strategy as a response to the civil rights movements, back then the democrats were the overtly racist ones. So we could assume the GOP would still exist but it would look nothing like the "modern" (hah) version.

[–] MyPornViewingAccount@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the nuance of the party swap in the 60s is lost on most people.

Thats how my ultra-maga relatives get to prpudly post on FB how theyre the party of Lincoln and in the very next post proclaim their hatred anything farther left than the taliban.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

"We're the party of Lincoln, that's why everything needs to be named after a Confederate general. State's rights."

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

"Modern" -> "current"